WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University Spanish professor says the best way to understand the African-Brazilian influenced Capoeira is by comparing its deceptive elements to what it is not – dance, ...

Join the conversation here and subscribe to our YouTube channel to never miss a new episode. When capoeirista Ricky Lawson II teaches new students in the Afro-Brazilian art form of capoeira, he often ...

NEW YORK — Capoeira, the stunning Afro-Brazilian martial art, remains an essential point of reference for Dance Brazil. Jelon Vieira, the company’s founder, was a capoeira “mestre” before he became a ...

Clad all in white, dancers encircle in a roda, erupting into cartwheels and swing kicks near the Huntington Beach Pier. The movements blend into a fluid form of acrobatic non-contact fighting to the ...

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Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that was invented by slaves to disguise fighting with dance. Today it’s seen as a beautiful and soulful form of art, and it has caught on all over the world. Dalen ...

VAIL, Colorado – Many elements of Brazilian lifestyle have found their way around the world, and lucky for us, some have just arrived in the Vail Valley. Take Capoeira, for example. It may not be the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Two students kick and dance around each other while others drum and dance around them. Welcome to Alafia Capoeira, a new studio that teaches the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira. Owner ...

When you watch the fast-paced moves of the martial artists of Dance Brazil , there's no denying that these are some of the finest athletes in the world. They twist their lean bodies like corkscrews ...

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The two fighters prowl rhythmically to the sound of a percussive beat. When one strikes, the other anticipates, moving back on his hands and trying to sweep his opponent's legs out with a swivel kick, ...